Body
Scientists find little evidence that ergonomic office gear actually relieves pain
An expensive office chair or ergonomic keyboard might seem like the answer to workplace pain. But a major review of 20 studies suggests these popular fixes may offer far less relief than expected.
Diseases
New blood test detected lung cancer recurrence nearly 17 months before scans
Scientists are testing a simple blood draw that may spot cancer cells rebuilding long before any scanner picks them up.
Diseases
New study reveals why sugar could be more dangerous for some men
A new mouse study points to a hidden chain of events in the gut that may leave some men's livers more exposed to everyday sugar.
Tips for a Long Life
Scientists discover a village where women are three times more likely to reach 100
In the village outside the blue zone, women aged 70 have a roughly 1 in 7 chance of reaching 100.
Diseases
AI detects deadly cancer 475 days before doctors diagnose it
Researchers took hundreds of scans that experienced radiologists had read as unremarkable and asked a new model what the human eye had missed.
Body
Scientists find little evidence that ergonomic office gear actually relieves pain
An expensive office chair or ergonomic keyboard might seem like the answer to workplace pain. But a major review of 20 studies suggests these popular fixes may offer far less relief than expected.
Diseases
New blood test detected lung cancer recurrence nearly 17 months before scans
Scientists are testing a simple blood draw that may spot cancer cells rebuilding long before any scanner picks them up.
Diseases
New study reveals why sugar could be more dangerous for some men
A new mouse study points to a hidden chain of events in the gut that may leave some men's livers more exposed to everyday sugar.
Tips for a Long Life
Scientists discover a village where women are three times more likely to reach 100
In the village outside the blue zone, women aged 70 have a roughly 1 in 7 chance of reaching 100.
Getting the shingles vaccine may cut your risk of developing dementia by nearly a quarter
A new US study of more than 500,000 older adults links Shingrix to fewer dementia diagnoses.
Regular sauna use may protect your heart about as well as moderate exercise
A Finnish study links frequent sauna sessions to sharply lower cardiac death risk.
9 in 10 Americans have at least one heart, kidney or blood sugar risk factor
A first-of-its-kind US guideline says three body systems must now be judged together, not apart.
Cannabis compounds may help protect your liver
A new international review links CBD and other cannabis compounds to liver health.
Extreme heat may be harming your body in more ways than doctors previously realized
A Chicago study links extreme heat to 33 diagnoses far beyond heatstroke.
On blood pressure meds? Missing more than 1 in 5 doses may erase most of the heart benefit
A large new analysis suggests casual pill-skipping erases most of the heart protection blood pressure drugs are proven to deliver.